INDEX TO THE HOMILIES. Abbeys, 245. Abraham's bosom, a place of rest, &c. 82, 86. Absolution, not a sacrament, 316. Adam, Christ given to, 381. Adultery, what forbidden under this term, 108, &c. how God hath plagued it, 118, &c. laws of men against it, 120. how to avoid it, 122. Agathe or Agatha (St.)'s letters, 52, 203. All in all, how God will be so, 444. Alms, advantage of, 91, &c. neglect of, in order to maintain costliness, a robbery of the poor, 282. to be done as to Christ, 342. we should be as mindful of them as of putting on our garments (Chrysostom), 342. accept. able to Christ, when done for his sake, 345 "Give, and all things shall be clean unto you," what meant, 348, &c. what no godly and learned man can mean with respect to alms, 347. Amen, why said at the end of prayers made in the name of all, 318. what meant by it, 320. Amends, none required on our parts in order to justification, 18. Angels, ministry of, 86. fellowship with, 94. several orders of, 95. Anger, a kind of madness, 131. Answering, froward, an exhortation against it, 128. reasons to keep men from it, 131. Anti-Christ, mighty in miracles, 210. Apparel, four lessons against excess in, 275. all may not look to wear alike, &c., 276. excess of, compels some to rob the poor in order to maintain it, 282. Apple, eaten by Adam, 375. Appointed to everlasting salvation, 347. to everlasting life, 347.-See Elect. Baptism, case of those who sin after, 17. case of those who die after, in infancy, 17. remission of original sin in, 23. we are not to live idly or unfruitfully after, 26. by holy promises in, we be made lively members of Christ, 64. but one, and therefore all baptized should be one, 125, &c. wherefore washed in, and what promised, 369. water only ordained by Christ to be used in, 414.-See Sacrament and Sacraments. Barons, some richer than, 51. Basilica, Christian temples built in time of Constantine, 228. Beads, 50, 51. Believers (or those who are joined to Christ with true faith, &c.), death cannot deprive of Jesus Christ, 85. they are grafted surely in him, 85. no sin can condemn, 85. what their duty, 85.-See Faith, and Christ. Bernard (St.)'s verses, 52. Bell, book, and candle, 414. Bibles, the extreme enemies to God, &c. stirred up by Satan to pull them with violence out of the people's hands, 326.-See Holy Scripture. Bishops and pastors, their office, 60. primitive, their character and employment, 218. those thirty, reported to have had a temple at Rome before Constantine's time, 227. bishops of Rome, their challenge, 414, 522. have forsaken the commandments of God for their own constitutions, 414. why keep men in ignorance, 525. Bodies of believers, state of, at the resurrection, 84. Brawling :-see Contention. Candles, lighted before images, 207. Celibacy, ability to live continently in, a gift for which God is to be praised, 123. Censure, before we pass on others, what to be done, 132. Chalice, blessed with, 310. Chapter, 50. Charity, Christian, what, 55. Christ gave a clear interpretation of, 56. set a perfect example of, 57. its two offices, 60. the breach of, how to be avoided, 126. whatever diminisheth, condemned of God, 276. all our doings unacceptable to God without, 312. towards our neighbour, God's work in us, 432. right may be maintained without a breach of, 441. the only livery of a Christian, 441.—See Love. Charms, delusions of the devil, 429. Chastisement, by sickness, gracious use of, 87. Chosen children of God, 56. chosen people of God, true Christians so called, 144, 306. elect and, 364, 384. Christ, his titles as man's saviour, 15. came to fulfil the law for us, and to make satisfaction for our sins, 17. the efficacy of his oblation, 17, 370. his sacrifice so washes from sin, that no spot remains to condemnation, 17. the most precious jewels of his body and blood prepared for us, of God's infinite mercy, without any our deserving, 20. the righteousness of all who truly believe, 20. the only cause meritorious of our justification, 24. our perpetual advocate and priest, 30. the eternal and infallible verity, 36. they who have, have with him all good, 85. union with, a great cause for joy, 85, 400. those who are surely grafted in, no sin shall condemn, 85. though injured by bad men in authority, never excited rebellion against them, 99. no member of, who follows not his steps, 130. est to be found, 149. can be made of, 196. diation of his blood where soonno true image what the meeffects without any merit on our part, 247. for whom he always prayeth, 292. his frequency in public_worship, 307. our God, with the Father and the Holy Ghost, 322. how he may be seen in the scriptures, 328. what is bestowed on, never consumed, 351. God and man, 361. why necessary he should be God, 362. why necessary he should be man, 363. what he makes those who truly believe, 363. what the chief ends of his coming, 364. we love Christ as we hate sin, 368. with his merit, no work of man to be coupled, 370. his passion is the ransom and whole amends for our sin, 370. his passion is an example, as well as ransom, 370. crucified, to be set before us, 379. in what sense he hath delivered us from sin, 380. given to the whole world; to Adam and all that should come after him, 381. his death will avail us nothing, unless we apply it as God hath appointed, 382. received by faith, &c. is an everlasting pledge of our salvation, 389. shall raise us by the same power whereby he rose from death, 390. the faithful have their life, their abiding in him, union and incorporation with him, 400. to drive Christ out of our souls were unkindness, 390. his righteousness, God took to weigh against our sins, 433the mean, by whom we receive God's liberal goodness, &c. 421, 433, &c. to be found in the scrip tures, 435. Christendom, how the world was won to it, 228. Christian man, the true, described, 83. Christian religion, when most pure and golden, 228. Christians, divisions among, deplored, 124. true, called the chosen people of God, 144. God's special temple, 144. catholic, such as worship the dead or creatures, be not (Augustine), 175. the name of, at one time, a cause of death, 227. thankful in their hearts for redemption, shew by fruit of faith obedience to God, 348. if any do not profess faith openly, it is to be doubted whether they have the Holy Spirit, 407. Church of Christ, how divided, 124. is a congregation or unity together, 125. primitive, most holy and godly, 154, 158, 170, 173, 191, 215, 228. especially to be followed, 199. the apostles' times most pure, 184. hath gold for what (Ambrose), 229. content to please Christ alone, 232. next to may change men's decrees respecting it, 259. Church, what properly called the, 305. the true, what, 413. and how known, 413. all things to be done in the, to edification, 414. Church, the material, or temple, right use of, &c., 143. why true Christians resort thither, 144, 310. called in scripture God's house, 145. place appointed for use of the sacraments, 146, 157. we as far short of due reverence towards it, as the Jews overshot themselves, &c., 151. why so called, 305. Churches, schism between the east and west, 181. called by Eusebius, houses of prayer, 229. on repairing, &c., 241. the use of, 243. the sacraments and mysteries of our redemption ministered in, 244. the origin of, 306. in our, such things as were superstitious abolished, the rest retained, 311. Cloister, 50. Coals, to heap burning on a man's head, what, 334. Coat, to him who takes our, to give our cloke also, what, 333. Christ's, which was without seam, how rent, 125. Commandment, we all broke God's, in Adam, 14. the second, being moral, and not ceremonial, bindeth us, 199. Common Prayer, sermon of, 313. most available before God, 315. why the minister in our, often says, "Let us pray," 323.-See Prayer. Commonwealth, bad members to be cut off from, why, 61. not injured by much reading God's word, 326. Concubine, what meant by, in scripture, 331. Condemnation of all mankind by sin, 9. none to those who are grafted surely in Christ, 85, 380. Confession, auricular, its absurdity, 480. Confirmation, not a sacrament, 317. Congregation, of perfect, just men, 93. or fellowship of God's faithful and elect people, 413. in Council of Italian bishops, and of Asia and Greece, 182. of Nice, 185. at Eliberi, 187. Toletanum duodecimum, and at Frankfort, 187, 188. of Chalcedon, one of the four first general councils, 251. Covenant, the new, made with man after the fall, 358. Cowls, holy, 50. Creatures, new in Christ, 247. Cryptæ, by whom and for what purpose used, 228. Curses pronounced in the Psalms on the adversaries of God, how to be understood, 338. Damnation, we do daily and hourly purchase to ourselves, 467.-See Condemnation. Darkness, said to have been seventeen days, 186. Death, everlasting, the fruit of man's own sin, 9. the time of it uncertain, why, 79. second, what, 82. to the true Christian, what, 83. cannot keep the members of Christ under perpetual tyranny, 83. of the righteous, called sleep, 84. entering into life, 84. pangs of, in Christian men, the rod of our heavenly Father, 87. death of Christ can profit us nothing unless applied, &c., 382.-See Fear of Death. Debate :—see Contention. Decree of Theodosius and Valens against Desert, none on our part, wherefore God should give his Son to die for us, 381. Desperation described, 77. warning against, 79. Devil, in whom he beareth rule, 78. who serve him and have their goods as his gift, 429. in captivity to Christ, in behalf of his members, 433. Devils have faith, but not true faith, 26. Discipline, ecclesiastical, the right use of it, a mark of the true church, 414. Distrust, one way in which men go from God, 71. Doctrine, sound, few inclined to credit, 214. one mark of the true church, 413. Conscience, peace in, by remission of Diriges, 245. sins, worked in us by God, 432. Constitution, or law made by man, 256, &c. made by Justinian, 322. Contention, sermon against, 124. religion most hurtful, 124. stiffness in maintaining an opinion breedeth it, 127. when none will give place to another, no end to, 128. Conventicles, what, and by whom so named, 228. Dominica, what places so called, 228. Drunkenness, a sermon against it, 264. what it causes in magistrates, 271. Dulia and Latria, a distinction between them proposed by papists, 206. England, exhorted to know the time of her visitation, 437. Englishman, how represented by a certain painter, 278. Essentials, three in religion, according to the papists, 51. Eucharist, why the Lord's supper is so called, 401. Evil men, as merchants with God, do all for their own gain, &c., 348. Evil speaking:-s -see Censure. Excommunication, very fearful in the primitive church, 154. Eye, plucking out that which offends, what, 333. Faith receives justification, 17. necessary to justification, 19. justifying not ours, but God's working in us, 19. justifieth without works, how, 19. good works spring from, 19. without, no good work can be done, 40. only justifieth, the doctrine of the fathers, 21. a declaration of, 22. the profit of, 22. what they be who impugn it, 22. doth not itself justify us meritoriously, 23. pointeth us to Christ, to have justification by him, 23, 25. faith which bringeth forth no good works, dead and feigned, 26, 29. what that is which devils have, 26, 29. what true and justifying faith is, 26, 382. true faith not in them who live ungodly, 25. its fruits, 28. obtained and retained by God's word, 78. dead faith, what it is, 28. lively faith, what it is, 29. three things concerning it, 30. Christian faith in holy men of old, though not named Christian men, 34, 383. but one faith, not the new and the old, 125. whether we have it in our hearts, to be known by its fruits, 35, 37, 38, 39. works of faith, the works of God's moral commandments, 45, 573. joins us to Christ, 85, 400. by the eye of faith, whole Christ may be seen in the scriptures, as without it we could not see him if he stood before us, 328, &c. the means whereby we must apply the fruit of Christ's death, 382. how it appropriates Christ's merits, 399. the root and well-spring of all newness of life, 405, 432. God sometimes takes away our comforts, in order to exercise it, 430. by faith David justified and grafted into Christ to come, 475. by faith, the body of Christ is received in the Lord's supper, 399.-See Justification. Faithful, the, have their union with Christ, 400. Fall, the, dreadful effects produced by, in man, 357, 375.-See Man. Falling from God, pride the beginning of, 71. ways of, 71. our, is daily and hourly, 467. illustrated in the cases of David and Peter, 475Fasting, sermon on, 247. two sorts of, spoken of in scripture, 248. how kept in primitive church, 252. in itself, a thing merely indifferent, 252. good or evil, according to the end, &c. 253. three acceptable ends to which it should be directed, 254. divers kinds of, 258. efficacy of, when used with prayer, 260. what is true, 471. Fathers, the old, had the same faith as we have, 35. commands of our own, not to be obeyed if contrary to God's, 102. 630 at the council of Chalcedon, the godly, both before and since Christ, endued with the Holy Spirit, 342. 251. Fear of God, shut out from the office of justifying, 19. joined with faith in the justified, 19. how we may perceive that we have the, 38. a remedy against uncleanness, 122. Fear of death, causes of, in bad men, 81. true Christians exempt from, 83. many plain passages in scripture to confirm the Christian man against, 89. how to be free from, 93. Foot, cutting off that which offends, what, 333. Forgiveness of injuries, urged on the ground of our many offences against God, 58. on the ground of the great and undeserved benefits we enjoy, 59, 372.-See Remission. Fortune, the folly of those who attri- Free will:-see Will. 128. Gentiles, idolaters, papists compared to, Gluttony, sermon against, 264. of, cometh all good and salvation, 16. of his mere mercy, through the only merits of his Son Jesus Christ, doth justify us, 24. willeth that we swear |